One of our visitors told me. On the 18th of november the world
lost one of the greatest in vallenato. He was one of the members
of Los Corraleros de Majagual and formed his own group later.
Calixto de jesús Ochoa died in a hospital in Sincelejo, Sucre,
Colombia age 81. He won the prestigeous Festival Vallenato
in 1970 and was responsable for quite some hits like ‘los
Sabanales’, ‘Mata’e Caña’, ‘el Mosquito’ and many others.
He was a gifted singer and acordeonist. I dug up this
record which contains eight songs by his hand.
Enjoy and remember Calixto Ochoa.
..para nunca mas olvidar..
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tracks;

01 – Me voy pal’ campo
02 – El errante
03 – Celos de maria
04 – El encargo
05 – Por tu culpa
06 – Gavilan pollero
07 – Acompañame a sufrir
08 – El cantor de valencia
09 – Que risa
10 – La vi nacer
11 – Sanguijuela
12 – El candidato

It was puzzeling me for some time now but after some
web search I finally found out what was already expected.
Francisco “Pachito” Rada Ortiz is the son of Francisco “Pacho”
Rada. It looked obvious but until now nobody could confirm.
Pachito’s album we have today is called ‘El Millionario’ while
we just saw the documentary in which became painfully clear
how poor his dad was. Rich or poor, it is all about the music.
Junior’s vocal quality reaches a little further than the old man’s.
Listen to el Millionario and be your own judge..

tracks;

01 – El millionario
02 – El caballo liberal
03 – El Oligarca
04 – El deseo de la mujer
05 – El festival
06 – Hombre enamorado
07 – Errante palomita
08 – Traje corto
09 – Cuando te vas muy lejos
10 – La vida es un ruleta
11 – Culpa a tus padres
12 – La filosofia

El Acordeon del Diablo.
A couple of years ago I discovered this little film at Youtube.
The story of Francisco ‘Pacho’ Rada made an unforgettable
impression and ever since I’ve been trying to find his music.
Shortly my buddy Sanjay came back from Colombia and
brought back this album which pleased me enormously.
The story starts with this rumour, a German ship full of
acordeons was told to be wrecked at the Colombian coast.
It is said that this is how the acordeon landed up at the
atlantic coast of Colombia where earlier they had only
made music using strings, rhythm and flute or gaita.
I was struck by the passage in which the old Pacho Rada
tells about his poverty despite all the songs he wrote.
Songs that made guys like Alfredo Gutierrez very rich,
Alfredo’s face speaks for itself when listening to the
poor old man. Hope you can follow a little Spanish,
enjoy watching and listening..to Francisco el hombre.
By the way, it is still unclear to me if there’s a link
between the old Pacho Rada and Pachito Rada Ortiz.
Check https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_el_Hombre
There is a lot of discussion going on about the true story,
one believes it, the other doesn’t, see for yourself..

Francisco „Pacho“ Rada Bautista * 11 Mai 1907 in
Las Mulas Magdalena , † 17 July 2003 in Santa Marta.
He was told to be the originator of
the ‘Vallenato’ we know today..

tracks;

01 – Sipote luto
02 – Sinforoso
03 – La licorera
04 – Boveda blanca
05 – La ñatica
06 – El colombianito
07 – Las tres hermanas
08 – Al leon de granada
09 – Pablo hernandez
10 – El criminal

If you are as crazy about vallenato as I am, you will
surely appreciate another Miguel Duran album. His work
never disappoints, strong rhythms and Miguel Duran’s
wonderfull voice taking turns with his great
squeezebox skills, jumpy bass, just the
way we like it most. Get it
now & enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Mi unico remedio
02 – Traigo un sentimiento
03 – Corazon malo
04 – Angustia y Pesares
05 – Lilia nuñez
06 – Canto por no llorar
07 – El desesperado
08 – Santana
09 – Terrible situación
10 – La guarandera
11 – Felix negrete
12 – Margentinita

Look what we’ve got today. Another great compilation of
vallenato hits. It contains songs by some of the wickedest
artists in the field, Angel Vasquez caught me when first
heard and now I’m blown away by the works of Mingo
Padilla, Rafael Cabeza and José de los Reyes Campo.
If you believe me, this stuff will grow on you when
played more often, that is a promise..

tracks;

01 – Angel Vasquez – Abre el ojo
02 – Mingo Padilla – Sangro por tu amor
03 – Rafael Cabeza – Dia de tu santo
04 – José de los Reyes Campo – Gozando
05 – Mingo Padilla – Sangre costeña
06 – Rafael Cabeza – La promesa
07 – Angel Vasquez – Sacale el gusto a la vida
08 – Mingo Padilla – Tu admirador
09 – Rafael Cabeza – Zapporita en cumbión
10 – José de los Reyes Campo – San pablo
11 – Mingo Padilla – Buena atención
12 – Rafael Cabeza – Soledad

On monday july 13 I posted ‘Sabor Costeño’, an album with
five artists of which we find back three today. This is an lp
with 6 artists on the same label and from one year earlier.
Heliodoro martinez is the guy that hit me the most with
his great voice. The others however do not disappoint
as well. Going to Colombia for some crate digging is
something I’ve got on top of my wishlist..

tracks;

01 – Ciro Arroyo – El que la tenga que la goce
02 – Heliodoro Martinez – El pollo negro
03 – Alberto Montiel – Me esta dominando
04 – Ciro Arroyo – El viejito enamorado
05 – Heliodoro Martinez – La trampa
06 – Dario Carmaco – Charanga candela
07 – Heliodoro Martinez – El borracho
08 – Eligio Arroyo – Sapo con mucha pinta
09 – Dario Carmaco – Carta del pobre
10 – Heliodoro Martinez – Se daño mi suegra
11 – Alberto Montiel – Entristecido
12 – Pedro Nel perez – Adios 20 de enero

The lp we have today has appearantly been property of Radio
Sincelejo. You can see how some enthousiastic worker changed
the frontsleeve, pitty but okay, it’s all about the music anyway.
The vallenato is from 1981 and you can hear it getting more
modern. Full bass and produced differently than in the earlier
seventies. The songs are strong however and the jumpy
basslines take you to the dancefloor automatically.
Listen to the wounded acordeon..

tracks;

01 – Acordeon herido
02 – Amparito
03 – La rabiosa
04 – El hombre que llora
05 – La china idalide
06 – La india caderona
07 – El guayabito
08 – Matando plagas
09 – Honda herida
10 – El hijo ajeno as cabezon
11 – El martirio
12 – La rasquiñita

El Rey Negro Vallenato, or Alejandro Duran was one
of the most important figures if it comes to vallenato.
His sound is the most authentic you may find and the
lp we ripped for you today is a fine example of that
fact. It is from 1976 and on Victoria, a solid find by
our main contributor, thnx San. 12 great songs for
vallenato lovers. Get it & spread it as usual..

tracks;

01 – Mi dolor
02 – Mi madre me escribe
03 – La papeleta
04 – 4 de agosto
05 – Yo tengo un viaje
06 – Mi linda tierra
07 – El aborrecido
08 – No llores rojo
09 – Plegaria vallenata
10 – Muchachos nuevos
11 – Ya mi viaje fracaso
12 – Costeñita

Hello, goodmorning, One of the best vallenato tracks I ever heard
was without doubt ‘India Matea’ by Miguel Duran. The album which
contains it is still on my most wanted list though. If you want to hear
it, you can find it on the lp ‘Fiesta Vallenata’ obtainable at this page.
For now, we’ve got us another record by Miguel Duran, it is from ’74
and appears on Victoria. Jivin’ rhythms and squeezebox ..guepa je..

tracks;

01 – Kilometro 15
02 – Tu cumpleaños
03 – Grito campesino
04 – La medicina
05 – Contestación a tres mujeres
06 – El resentido
07 – Mi negra
08 – El caso de miguel
09 – Lo que te pido
10 – Como hare para olvidar
11 – Puya na’ma
12 – Ni luto ni flores

Today’s post concerns another vallenato collector.
It contains ten songs by five artists, two each.
I can truly say five of my favourite singers,
if you’re on the same level don’t hesitate.
..so get it & spread it..

tracks;

01 – Alejo Duran – Chelo
02 – Pachito Rada – No me sigas engañando
03 – Juancho polo Valencia – La sombra negra
04 – Lisandro Meza – La pareja mia
05 – Andres Landero – Rosario
06 – Lisandro Meza – Tio conejo
07 – Alejo Duran – El aparato
08 – Andres Landero – Coqueta
09 – Pachito Rada – El casado
10 – Juancho polo Valencia – Darney